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Charles Payne Acquitted
CHARLES PAYNE ACQUITTED CRIMINAL COURT JURY ACQUITS CHARLES PAYNE IN 35 MINUTES Defense Attorney Scores Prosecution And Police Department By J. Max Bond Charles B. Payne, the colored boy accused of killing Miss Mary B. Chenoweth, a Courier-Journal reporter, in an automobile accident was acquitted by a jury in the Jefferson County Criminal Court Wednesday afternoon. The verdict came after Atty. Frank Cahill, for the defense, had accused the local Police Department of cruelty, chicanery and general brutality. Prosecuting Attorney Clarke W. Otte was also the victim of Atty. Cahill's scathing invective. Atty. Cahill in his defense of Payne intimated that the Police Department under Chief Yarberry deliberately took advantage of what they thought to be an innocent victim, hoping through that manner to collect the $2,500 reward that was offered by Judge Robert Bingham, publisher of the Courier-Journal. Chief Yarberry Takes Stand Chief Yarberry was called to the stand as witness by Mr. Otte. When questioned by him Chief Yarberry declared that every man of his department was under oath to inflict no physical violence upon prisoners At this junction Atty Cahill interrupted and reminded Chief Yarberry of several cases where the victim of law and order had been severely beaten. However, Chief Yarberry clung tenaciously to his contention that no violence was inflicted upon Payne and his uncle. Attorney Cahill again questioned Chief Yarberry and requested that he (Chief Yarberry) explain why William Dysart, Payne's uncle, was admitted to the City Hospital immediately after the all night vigil when Payne and Dysart were supposed to have confessed that the car in which they were riding killed the woman reporter. Other Witnesses At the morning session of the court several important witnesses were introduced from the Puritan Apartments. In every single instance their testimony showed conclusively that Payne was at the Puritan Apartments long after the accident was supposed to have happened. Others spoke of the character and intelligence of this boy. Using the testimonies of these (Continued on page 8)
LARGE CROWD EXPECTED AT MUSICAL FOR LUNCH FUND Sunday afternoon, May 10, at 4 p. m., the pupils of the Louisville Public Schools, assisted by Louisville musicians, will render a musical for the benefit of the School Children's Lunch Fund. One feature will be a cantata, "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," by the junior high schools. Glee Clubs from the high schools and numbers by the Ballard Chefs will be other features. Mrs. Cora DeSha Barnett will be soloist. The Board of Education is desirous that the colored citizens make this entertainment a financial success because of its purpose. The program is being sponsored by Superintendent L. R. Gregory, who will present a trophy to the winning 6A music class. Mayor William B. Harrison is expected to be present to make the opening remarks. The music numbers are being supervised by Miss Helen Boswell and Miss R. Lillian Carpenter, of the Music Department. Tickets may be secured from A. S. Wilson, Business Manager, the local drug stores, and principals of the schools. Every citizen of Louisville is urged to take part or contribute in some way to the success of this mammoth musicale.
MOTHERS' DAY PROGRAM AT PLYMOUTH CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH Sermon to the mothers by the pastor at 11:00 a. m. Appropriate music by the choir. In the evening at 8:00 o'clock the Woman's Missionary Society will have charge of the program. Mrs. R. B. Scott will make the principal address. Mrs. G. P. Hughes will preside at the organ. Solos will be rendered by Miss Earline Good, J. Everett Harris and othes. Come in, rest and pray.
RUSSELL IN INDIANAPOLIS FOR MAMMOTH Mr. H. C. Russell, who recently closed the Citizens Cooperative Campaign for the Mutual Standard Bank, is now in Indianapolis, Ind., as supervisor of a membership drive for the Mammoth Life Insurance Co.
WANTED An advertising man, one who is intelligent and has had some salesmanship experience. - The Louisville Leader
LEADS METHODISTS [Photo] REV. J. H. D. BAILEY Rev. J. H. D. Bailey, pastor of the Jacob Street Tabernacle A. M. E. Zion Church, was unanimously elected president of the Methodist Council, which was organized a few days ago. The council is composed of the ministers of the A. M. E., A. M. E. Zion, C. M. E. and M. E. denominations, and meets at the R. E. Jones Temple the first and third Wednesday in each month.
SCHOOL OBSERVES MUSIC WEEK The Georgia G. Moore School, of which Miss Mabel L. Coleman is principal and music instructor, observed National Music Week last Monday. Three quartettes and a chorus of eighteen voices gave a morning programme. The student body of 125 first to sixth grade pupils joined in group singing. Miss D. L. Frazier was accompanist. The boys organized the quartettes and the choruses of their own accord, after hearing church male quartettes and radio artists. Eleven year old Walter Humphrey, soprano leader of the chorus, and 15 year old Thomas Cochran, bass, began the organization work, which the principal has fostered by arranging appearances at church services and entertainments. The average age of the singers is 11 years. Guests were Miss Helen Boswell, supervisor of music in the public schools; Miss Irma Huckriede, assistant; Dr. Edward C. Blon, director of the Bureau of Research of the Board of Education; Dr. C. A. Rubado, director of instrucaion in the elementary schools; Mrs. Rubado, H. E. Binford. director of instruction in the secondary schools; Miss Mary Browning. supervisor of primary instruction; (Continued on page 8)
MRS. OGLESBY STILL LEADS Mrs. Effie Oglesby, of Mocking Bird Valley, occupies first place in The --[Photo] MISS SARA RATES Miss Rates, who is one of the Louisville candidates in The Leader's 1931 campaign, moved up to fourth place this week.-- Leader's 1931 subscription campaign for the fourth consecutive week. She has had only a few votes more than those who are in second and third places, but she has continued to report just enough subscriptions to keep her out in front. There is no change in second and third places this week, but Miss Sarah Rates, of Louisville, went out of town to do some work last week and her report Wednesday moved her up to fourth place, displacing Mrs. Hattie Bowman Hansford, of Bardstown, who dropped to fifth place. Several of the candidates got in the voting this week. Miss Lottie McIntyre, of Georgetown, who was entered last week, received a good one and came up from the bottom. Mrs. John H. Warden was entered from Henderson, Ky., this week. Turn to page 8, and see votes and standing.
SOLOIST [Photo] MRS. CORA DESHA BARNETT Mrs. Barnett, one of Louisville's most popular sopranos, is the soloist at the Armory musical Sunday afternoon for the School Children's Lunch Fund.
LEADER EXPANSION CURTAILED By M. E. Osby For a number of months Mr. I. Willis Cole, editor and publisher of The Louisville Leader, has been under the care of doctors because of over work and continued physical exhaustion. Although one of his ambitions was realized when four pages were added to eight pages of The Louisville Leader several weeks ago, his already greatly impaired physical condition was not sufficient to stand the necessary strain of such an expansion. After lengthy consideration of all phases involved in his expansion program, and advised to let up by his doctors, Mr. Cole has decided it will be to his best addvantage to curtail The Leader's expansion program temporarily. This arrangement will obtain for the next few weeks, when Mr. Cole hopes to be able to again give full time to his duties, after which the twelve or more pages will again be published and The Leader program will go forward.
Committee Hits Elizabethtown SAYS JUDGE'S COURT IS INSTRUMENT OF LEGAL MOBBERY AND MURDER Attack On Tucker An Outrage Against Civilized Traditions of America, And Opposed To Ideals Of Jesus Christ The Hardin County Court at Elizabethtown, Ky., which sentenced the three colored men, Walter Deberry, Walter Holmes and Charles Rodgers, to death in the electric chair last week, for the murder of Thomas Tillery, a white farmer, was characterized as an instrument of legal mobbery and murder by the Committee of Fifteen in a statement made public this week. The committee, which is composed of local ministers representing all denominations, cited the cowardly attack on Lawyer C. Eubanks Tucker by the "hoodlums" of Elizabethtown, the necessary use of the state militia as a protection against mob violence, the difficulty experienced in selecting a jury, and the refusal of Judge Holbert to grant the defense lawyers their request for a change of venue, in making their argument and forming their conclusion in the statement whic follows in full: The Hardin County Court has condemned to death three Negroes, Walter Dewberry, Walter Holmes and Charles Rodgers. Death was meted out to these prisoners under the following conditions: First--The State militia, armed with rifles and machine guns, stood at strategic points in the city in order that these Negroes might not be mobbed by the excited and emotional crowd that filled the city of Elizabethtown to capacity; Second--The Negro lawyer defending Walter Dewberry was assaulted and brutally beaten by members of the mob that infested the streets of Elizabethtown. Tucker was only saved from being murdered by the quick action of the State militia, who (Continued on page 8)
Directors Close Mutual Standard
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS CLOSE THE MUTUAL STANDARD BANK After several hundred copies of The Leader had left the press and were mailed out to agents and readers the shocking news of the closing of the Mutual Standard Bank was rushed to The Leader office. An investigation disclosed that the bank was closed by the officers and directors. In a statement to a Leader representative an official of the bank said: "The officers and directors of the Mutual Standard Bank regret that it has become necessary to place the bank in the hands of the Banking Commissioner, but we take this action believing it best for stockholders and depositors." The Mutual Standard Bank reopened several weeks ago, as a consolidation of the American Mutual Bank and the First Standard Bank which closed November 17, of last year.
Professor Tull E. Brown, master pianist, will teach master class at Bourgard College of Music and Art.
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Charles Payne Acquitted
CHARLES PAYNE ACQUITTED CRIMINAL COURT JURY ACQUITS CHARLES PAYNE IN 35 MINUTES Defense Attorney Scores Prosecution And Police Department By J. Max Bond Charles B. Payne, the colored boy accused of killing Miss Mary B. Chenoweth, a Courier-Journal reporter, in an automobile accident was acquitted by a jury in the Jefferson County Criminal Court Wednesday afternoon. The verdict came after Atty. Frank Cahill, for the defense, had accused the local Police Department of cruelty, chicanery and general brutality. Prosecuting Attorney Clarke W. Otte was also the victim of Atty. Cahill's scathing invective. Atty. Cahill in his defense of Payne intimated that the Police Department under Chief Yarberry deliberately took advantage of what they thought to be an innocent victim, hoping through that manner to collect the $2,500 reward that was offered by Judge Robert Bingham, publisher of the Courier-Journal. Chief Yarberry Takes Stand Chief Yarberry was called to the stand as witness by Mr. Otte. When questioned by him Chief Yarberry declared that every man of his department was under oath to inflict no physical violence upon prisoners At this junction Atty Cahill interrupted and reminded Chief Yarberry of several cases where the victim of law and order had been severely beaten. However, Chief Yarberry clung tenaciously to his contention that no violence was inflicted upon Payne and his uncle. Attorney Cahill again questioned Chief Yarberry and requested that he (Chief Yarberry) explain why William Dysart, Payne's uncle, was admitted to the City Hospital immediately after the all night vigil when Payne and Dysart were supposed to have confessed that the car in which they were riding killed the woman reporter. Other Witnesses At the morning session of the court several important witnesses were introduced from the Puritan Apartments. In every single instance their testimony showed conclusively that Payne was at the Puritan Apartments long after the accident was supposed to have happened. Others spoke of the character and intelligence of this boy. Using the testimonies of these (Continued on page 8)
LARGE CROWD EXPECTED AT MUSICAL FOR LUNCH FUND Sunday afternoon, May 10, at 4 p. m., the pupils of the Louisville Public Schools, assisted by Louisville musicians, will render a musical for the benefit of the School Children's Lunch Fund. One feature will be a cantata, "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," by the junior high schools. Glee Clubs from the high schools and numbers by the Ballard Chefs will be other features. Mrs. Cora DeSha Barnett will be soloist. The Board of Education is desirous that the colored citizens make this entertainment a financial success because of its purpose. The program is being sponsored by Superintendent L. R. Gregory, who will present a trophy to the winning 6A music class. Mayor William B. Harrison is expected to be present to make the opening remarks. The music numbers are being supervised by Miss Helen Boswell and Miss R. Lillian Carpenter, of the Music Department. Tickets may be secured from A. S. Wilson, Business Manager, the local drug stores, and principals of the schools. Every citizen of Louisville is urged to take part or contribute in some way to the success of this mammoth musicale.
MOTHERS' DAY PROGRAM AT PLYMOUTH CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH Sermon to the mothers by the pastor at 11:00 a. m. Appropriate music by the choir. In the evening at 8:00 o'clock the Woman's Missionary Society will have charge of the program. Mrs. R. B. Scott will make the principal address. Mrs. G. P. Hughes will preside at the organ. Solos will be rendered by Miss Earline Good, J. Everett Harris and othes. Come in, rest and pray.
RUSSELL IN INDIANAPOLIS FOR MAMMOTH Mr. H. C. Russell, who recently closed the Citizens Cooperative Campaign for the Mutual Standard Bank, is now in Indianapolis, Ind., as supervisor of a membership drive for the Mammoth Life Insurance Co.
WANTED An advertising man, one who is intelligent and has had some salesmanship experience. - The Louisville Leader
LEADS METHODISTS [Photo] REV. J. H. D. BAILEY Rev. J. H. D. Bailey, pastor of the Jacob Street Tabernacle A. M. E. Zion Church, was unanimously elected president of the Methodist Council, which was organized a few days ago. The council is composed of the ministers of the A. M. E., A. M. E. Zion, C. M. E. and M. E. denominations, and meets at the R. E. Jones Temple the first and third Wednesday in each month.
SCHOOL OBSERVES MUSIC WEEK The Georgia G. Moore School, of which Miss Mabel L. Coleman is principal and music instructor, observed National Music Week last Monday. Three quartettes and a chorus of eighteen voices gave a morning programme. The student body of 125 first to sixth grade pupils joined in group singing. Miss D. L. Frazier was accompanist. The boys organized the quartettes and the choruses of their own accord, after hearing church male quartettes and radio artists. Eleven year old Walter Humphrey, soprano leader of the chorus, and 15 year old Thomas Cochran, bass, began the organization work, which the principal has fostered by arranging appearances at church services and entertainments. The average age of the singers is 11 years. Guests were Miss Helen Boswell, supervisor of music in the public schools; Miss Irma Huckriede, assistant; Dr. Edward C. Blon, director of the Bureau of Research of the Board of Education; Dr. C. A. Rubado, director of instrucaion in the elementary schools; Mrs. Rubado, H. E. Binford. director of instruction in the secondary schools; Miss Mary Browning. supervisor of primary instruction; (Continued on page 8)
MRS. OGLESBY STILL LEADS Mrs. Effie Oglesby, of Mocking Bird Valley, occupies first place in The --[Photo] MISS SARA RATES Miss Rates, who is one of the Louisville candidates in The Leader's 1931 campaign, moved up to fourth place this week.-- Leader's 1931 subscription campaign for the fourth consecutive week. She has had only a few votes more than those who are in second and third places, but she has continued to report just enough subscriptions to keep her out in front. There is no change in second and third places this week, but Miss Sarah Rates, of Louisville, went out of town to do some work last week and her report Wednesday moved her up to fourth place, displacing Mrs. Hattie Bowman Hansford, of Bardstown, who dropped to fifth place. Several of the candidates got in the voting this week. Miss Lottie McIntyre, of Georgetown, who was entered last week, received a good one and came up from the bottom. Mrs. John H. Warden was entered from Henderson, Ky., this week. Turn to page 8, and see votes and standing.
SOLOIST [Photo] MRS. CORA DESHA BARNETT Mrs. Barnett, one of Louisville's most popular sopranos, is the soloist at the Armory musical Sunday afternoon for the School Children's Lunch Fund.
LEADER EXPANSION CURTAILED By M. E. Osby For a number of months Mr. I. Willis Cole, editor and publisher of The Louisville Leader, has been under the care of doctors because of over work and continued physical exhaustion. Although one of his ambitions was realized when four pages were added to eight pages of The Louisville Leader several weeks ago, his already greatly impaired physical condition was not sufficient to stand the necessary strain of such an expansion. After lengthy consideration of all phases involved in his expansion program, and advised to let up by his doctors, Mr. Cole has decided it will be to his best addvantage to curtail The Leader's expansion program temporarily. This arrangement will obtain for the next few weeks, when Mr. Cole hopes to be able to again give full time to his duties, after which the twelve or more pages will again be published and The Leader program will go forward.
Committee Hits Elizabethtown SAYS JUDGE'S COURT IS INSTRUMENT OF LEGAL MOBBERY AND MURDER Attack On Tucker An Outrage Against Civilized Traditions of America, And Opposed To Ideals Of Jesus Christ The Hardin County Court at Elizabethtown, Ky., which sentenced the three colored men, Walter Deberry, Walter Holmes and Charles Rodgers, to death in the electric chair last week, for the murder of Thomas Tillery, a white farmer, was characterized as an instrument of legal mobbery and murder by the Committee of Fifteen in a statement made public this week. The committee, which is composed of local ministers representing all denominations, cited the cowardly attack on Lawyer C. Eubanks Tucker by the "hoodlums" of Elizabethtown, the necessary use of the state militia as a protection against mob violence, the difficulty experienced in selecting a jury, and the refusal of Judge Holbert to grant the defense lawyers their request for a change of venue, in making their argument and forming their conclusion in the statement whic follows in full: The Hardin County Court has condemned to death three Negroes, Walter Dewberry, Walter Holmes and Charles Rodgers. Death was meted out to these prisoners under the following conditions: First--The State militia, armed with rifles and machine guns, stood at strategic points in the city in order that these Negroes might not be mobbed by the excited and emotional crowd that filled the city of Elizabethtown to capacity; Second--The Negro lawyer defending Walter Dewberry was assaulted and brutally beaten by members of the mob that infested the streets of Elizabethtown. Tucker was only saved from being murdered by the quick action of the State militia, who (Continued on page 8)
Directors Close Mutual Standard
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS CLOSE THE MUTUAL STANDARD BANK After several hundred copies of The Leader had left the press and were mailed out to agents and readers the shocking news of the closing of the Mutual Standard Bank was rushed to The Leader office. An investigation disclosed that the bank was closed by the officers and directors. In a statement to a Leader representative an official of the bank said: "The officers and directors of the Mutual Standard Bank regret that it has become necessary to place the bank in the hands of the Banking Commissioner, but we take this action believing it best for stockholders and depositors." The Mutual Standard Bank reopened several weeks ago, as a consolidation of the American Mutual Bank and the First Standard Bank which closed November 17, of last year.
Professor Tull E. Brown, master pianist, will teach master class at Bourgard College of Music and Art.
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